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Hypopitys monotropa Crantz

yellow bird’s-nest (Ericaceae)

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Synonym | Monotropa hypopitys L.

Hypopitys monotropa (formerly Monotropa hypopitys) is a saprophytic plant, and so lacks both chlorophyll and any meaningful leaves.

Calabria, Italy; 2006-07-26

 yellow bird’s-nest / Hypopitys monotropa: _Hypopitys monotropa_ (formerly _Monotropa hypopitys_) is a saprophytic plant, and so lacks both chlorophyll and any meaningful leaves.

In Hypopitys monotropa subsp. hypophegea, the style is shorter than the ovary; in the more widespread H. monotropa subsp. monotropa, the style is longer than the ovary.

Niederösterreich, Austria; 2004-09-12

 yellow bird’s-nest / Hypopitys monotropa: In _Hypopitys monotropa_ subsp. _hypophegea_, the style is shorter than the ovary; in the more widespread _H. monotropa_ subsp. _monotropa_, the style is longer than the ovary.

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